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Policing, prosecutors, bail, guns and equal treatment under the law.
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When New Jersey ended cash bail statewide.
2017. That's when New Jersey ended cash bail statewide. Illinois followed in 2023; New York limited bail in 2020 and then rolled parts back. Cashless bail means judges decide release with conditions or detention for danger or flight risk, not…
29 states now let you carry a concealed gun with no permit.
Bruen forced every state to issue permits on objective criteria. The newest research links right-to-carry laws to modestly more violent crime, though licensed carriers rarely commit crimes. And discretionary systems can rot: in Santa Clara County, sheriff's officials traded carry…
The share of gun dealers with revocable violations that were recommended for revocation, per federal auditors.
2.3%. That's the share of gun dealers with revocable violations that were recommended for revocation, per federal auditors. Some dealers went more than 10 years without an ATF inspection. The laws with the strongest evidence: background checks, waiting periods, child-access…
What Austin spent on police overtime in 2022, against a $5.85M budget, after 'defunding.'
$25.5 million. That's what Austin spent on police overtime in 2022, against a $5.85M budget, after 'defunding.' In 2020 Minneapolis, Austin and Portland cut or redirected police money. Officers quit, homicides hit records, and all three reversed course. The 'savings'…
Bad as executed; pair funding with accountability instead
What Georgia's DA paid the special prosecutor she hired and had a relationship with.
$653,881. That's what Georgia's DA paid the special prosecutor she hired and had a relationship with. She was disqualified. Court records show misconduct on both sides. The Trump cases mostly passed judicial review but were badly timed. In 2025 roles…
How many misdemeanor cases LA DA Gascón's office declined in 2021.
42,000+. That's how many misdemeanor cases LA DA Gascón's office declined in 2021. The best study shows diverting first-time, low-level cases cuts reoffending, with no clear link to violent crime. But Prop 47 raised theft, and both campaigns were bankrolled…
10 years of federal offenses erased with one signature.
On Dec 1, 2024, Biden fully pardoned his son Hunter for 2014 to 2024, including gun and tax convictions, after repeatedly promising he wouldn't. On Jan 19, 2025, he preemptively pardoned five more family members, plus Fauci, Milley and Jan.…
BAD Full analysis Biden Pardons: Family Preemptive Clemency and Related Grants Hunter Biden Dec 2024 pardon covering ~2014–2024; Jan 19 2025 preemptive pardons f
+29.4%: the 2020 jump in the U.S. murder rate, a historic spike (FBI).
Philadelphia under DA Krasner recorded 499, 562 and 516 homicides in 2020, 2021 and 2022. Progressive charging, bail reform and police staffing losses all show up in the record, alongside COVID disruption. Voters corrected course: California passed Prop 36 in…
BAD Full analysis Urban Crime Increases 2020–2022: Prosecutors, Staffing, Bail Reform Homicide and retail-theft spikes in major cities 2020–22 — FBI +29
Reported California spending on gender-affirming procedures for inmates since ~2017 — with a single surgery approaching ~$100K.
>$4 million. Reported California spending on gender-affirming procedures for inmates since ~2017 — with a single surgery approaching ~$100K. California's SB 132 (2020) lets inmates request housing by gender identity, no surgery required. Federal prisons began surgeries after litigation settlements.…
BAD — litigation-driven expansion outran consent and women's safety
George Soros' May 2021 contribution to Color of Change PAC, which spent ~$500K backing Alvin Bragg for Manhattan DA.
$1 million. George Soros' May 2021 contribution to Color of Change PAC, which spent ~$500K backing Alvin Bragg for Manhattan DA. Philly's Larry Krasner got >$2M in PAC support. LA's George Gascón drew a large share of ~$6M in California…
BAD — outside capture of local prosecution normalized non-enforcement
Jan.
1,500+. Jan. 6 defendants charged federally through a dedicated DOJ prosecution apparatus. Compare 2020 unrest: AP tracked 300+ federal cases, with most handled locally and many dismissed. Hunter Biden's 2023 sweetheart plea collapsed in court. After conviction, his father pardoned…
BAD — two-tier perceptions, partly substantiated, erode equal protection
The jump in US murders in 2020 — the worst modern one-year increase (FBI).
+29.4%. The jump in US murders in 2020 — the worst modern one-year increase (FBI). That was the year of 'defund' politics, city police budget cuts in NYC, LA and Minneapolis, bail reform, and DAs declining cases. Violent crime rose…
BAD — the 2020 enforcement climate cost lives, and voters reversed it
34 felony counts — built by elevating misdemeanors — in Alvin Bragg's case against Trump.
34 felony counts — built by elevating misdemeanors — in Alvin Bragg's case against Trump. One of four criminal cases stacked into a campaign season. The outcomes: the Mar-a-Lago docs case dismissed on Appointments Clause grounds (Jul 2024). The DC…
BAD — normalizing indictment piles against opponents damages every future election
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